A weekend topic starting with Market Place. "The following is an excerpt from Christopher Knowlton’s new book, 'Bubble in the Sun: The Florida Boom of the 1920s and how it brought on the Great Depression.' 'My first impression, as I…
A report from the Dallas Morning News in Texas. "A lender that provided more than $388 million to finance one of Plano’s biggest real estate developments has filed to foreclose on the project. Beal Bank put up the debt for…
A weekend topic starting with the Globe and Mail. "In 2002 David Rosenberg moved to Wall Street to become Merrill Lynch’s chief North American economist. The stint turned him into one of the world’s most recognizable economists. His fame grew…
A weekend topic starting with ABC News in Australia. "Ever had that sinking feeling you're in over your head, that you'll never be able to get on top of that mountain of debt? And what about interest rates? How on…
A report from Morningstar. "Real Estate sales in Canada are booming and as a result, prices are being pushed higher. For those who can't afford to buy investment properties though, at these prices, does it even make sense to invest…
A weekend topic starting with NPR. "This week's Democratic presidential debate touched on a topic that usually doesn't get much attention in these forums. ELIZABETH WARREN: Our housing problem in America is a problem on the supply side. And that…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "A Federal Reserve Bank president who has been warning about prices rising too high in the commercial real-estate market has a new source of concern: co-working. In an interview, Boston Fed President Eric…
A report from the Wall Street Journal on New York. "Manhattan apartment sales tumbled during the third quarter and prices fell to their lowest level in four years, a Wall Street Journal analysis showed. In the third quarter, the median…
A report from Yahoo Finance. "Homebuilding last month leapt to its highest rate in 12 years, newly released construction data says. But the havoc wrought by last decade’s housing bubble has buyers wondering how to protect themselves if the market…
A weekend topic starting with the Times of London. "Unaffordable property prices are down to Britain’s 'broken housing market,'to use Sajid Javid’s words as housing secretary in 2017. The chancellor was referring to the undersupply of new homes, and he…